This opinion piece by Alan Smith, the Church of England's First Church Estates Commissioner, was originally published in the Daily Telegraph on 14 January, 2025.    

Responsible investing in the age of Climate Change and Artificial Intelligence - The role of the Christian Investor.

Talk by Alan Smith, First Church Estates Commissioner, to the 2024 Church Investors Group Conference on 20 November, 2024.

The Church Commissioners for England has published its 2023 Stewardship Report, outlining the key steps taken to deliver on its responsible investment strategy focused on ‘Respect for People and Respect for the Planet'.

The Church Commissioners for England have announced their support for an activist investor campaign targeting ExxonMobil.

The Church of England Pensions Board (“the Board”) is today announcing it has completed a £145m “buy-in” with Aviva, the insurance, wealth and retirement provider.

The Church Commissioners for England welcomes today’s Crown appointment of Marsha de Cordova MP as Second Church Estates Commissioner, succeeding Andrew Selous.

Gareth Mostyn, the Chief Executive of the Church Commissioners for England, is stepping down after five years in the role.

The Church of England Pensions Board, alongside a group of UK asset owners and the High Pay Centre, has today launched the Fair Reward Framework in order to help inform investors on the debate around high executive pay.

Tom Joy, Chief Investment Officer at the Church Commissioners for England, has announced his departure after 14 years in the role.

The Church Commissioners for England has appointed Poppy Allonby as its new Chief Investment Officer, where she will lead the responsible investment of the Church Commissioners’ £10 billion endowment fund.